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As far as the customer is concerned, the interface is the product.

As far as the customer is concerned, the interface is the product.



Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of complaining.

Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of complaining.



A well-designed and humane interface does not have to be split into beginner and expert subsystems.

A well-designed and humane interface does not have to be split into beginner and expert subsystems.



If our field is "to advance", we must - without displacing creativity and aesthetics - make sure our terminology is clear.

If our field is "to advance", we must - without displacing creativity and aesthetics - make sure our terminology is clear.



A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm.

A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm.



An interface is humane if it is responsive to human needs and considerate of human frailties.

An interface is humane if it is responsive to human needs and considerate of human frailties.



Right now, computers, which are supposed to be our servant, are oppressing us.

Right now, computers, which are supposed to be our servant, are oppressing us.



What users want is convenience and results.

What users want is convenience and results.



Users do not care about what is inside the box, as long as the box does what they need done.

Users do not care about what is inside the box, as long as the box does what they need done.



A computer shall not waste your time or require you to do more work than is strictly necessary.

A computer shall not waste your time or require you to do more work than is strictly necessary.





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Language is the medium of literature, and the state of the language at any time can hardly fail to carry literary consequences.

Language is the medium of literature, and the state of the language at any time can hardly fail to carry literary consequences.



In the daylight, order ruled, fences stood, how-do-you-do's and polite nods were the recipe. But at night, darkness rendered everything still and hush and secret. Minnie was a curator of secrets.

In the daylight, order ruled, fences stood, how-do-you-do's and polite nods were the recipe. But at night, darkness rendered everything still and hush and secret. Minnie was a curator of secrets.



You must learn to be strong in the dark as well as in the day, else you will always be only half brave.

You must learn to be strong in the dark as well as in the day, else you will always be only half brave.



Enlightened social engineering is required to face situations that demand global action now.

Enlightened social engineering is required to face situations that demand global action now.



Nature ordains that a man should wish the good of every man, whoever he may be, for this very reason that he is a man.

Nature ordains that a man should wish the good of every man, whoever he may be, for this very reason that he is a man.



However now we can create a sound that can truly startle someone and in terms of sound effects I think the environment that we are in now has improved dramatically.

However now we can create a sound that can truly startle someone and in terms of sound effects I think the environment that we are in now has improved dramatically.



intensity is a law of prayer. God is found by those who seek Him with all their heart. Wrestling prayer prevails. The fervent effectual prayer of the righteous is of great force.

intensity is a law of prayer. God is found by those who seek Him with all their heart. Wrestling prayer prevails. The fervent effectual prayer of the righteous is of great force.



Men respect women who have standards - get some!

Men respect women who have standards - get some!




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